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Darren Elkins has issued a statement after suffering a nasty TKO loss to Cub Swanson at last weekend\u2019s UFC Vegas 45 event.<\/p>\n

Elkins (26-10 MMA) had entered Saturday\u2019s fight card on a two-fight winning streak, with his most previous effort back in July resulting in a TKO victory over Darrick Minner.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Cub Swanson (28-12 MMA) had entered UFC Vegas 45 looking to rebound from his recent TKO defeat to Giga Chikadze. Prior to that setback, \u2018Killer Cub\u2019 was coming off back-to-back wins over Daniel Pineda and Kron Gracie.<\/p>\n

Saturday night\u2019s \u2018Swanson vs. Elkins\u2019 bout proved to be a short and one-sided affair. Cub Swanson looked supremely confident right from the opening bell and used his precision striking to absolutely run right through Darren Elkins. \u2018Killer Cub\u2019 was able to drop \u2018The Damage\u2019 on multiple occasions before referee Herb Dean eventually stepped in to stop the onslaught (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Cub
Cub Swanson def. Darren Elkins via TKO at UFC Vegas 45<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Official Result: Swanson def. Elkins via TKO in Round 1<\/p>\n

Twenty-four hours after suffering the deflating loss, Darren Elkins took to social media with the following update for his fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cHome with a broken heart 💔\u00a0 but that\u2019s the name of the game. Congratulations Cub Swanson, hope you and your family enjoy your holiday.\u201d –<\/em> Elkins wrote.<\/p>\n

With Saturday\u2019s stoppage loss, Darren Elkins has now gone 6-5 over his last eleven Octagon<\/a> appearances.<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see \u2018The Damage\u2019 fight next following his TKO loss to \u2018Killer Cub\u2019 at last weekend\u2019s UFC Vegas 45 event? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Darren Elkins has issued a statement after suffering a nasty TKO loss to Cub Swanson at last weekend\u2019s UFC Vegas 45 event. Elkins (26-10 MMA) had entered Saturday\u2019s fight card on a two-fight winning streak, with his most previous effort back in July resulting in a TKO victory over Darrick Minner. 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